Traffic: A number of incidents are currently being reported around Long Island that may disrupt your afternoon commute including accidents on Montauk Highway in Oakdale andJericho Turnpike in Lake Grove. There's also construction taking place on Ocean Parkway, Route 111 and the Sagtikos Parkway.More traffic alerts.

A segment of a major thoroughfare in Hempstead Village, North Franklin Street, has been reopened for traffic after being closed at about midnight Saturday when a storm drain ruptured, police said.Here's what happened.

Headlines

Here's a look at today's top stories.

In today's cover story, PSEG-Long Island says its ready to weather any storm as it takes over for LIPA next month.

by Erin Geismar

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Third Precinct officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the driver of the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash with another vehicle in Brentwood. Here's the full story.

The Islip planning board has recommended zoning changes for a controversial East Islip parcel in today's cover story for Newsday's Our Towns section.

by Erin Geismar

The Fire Island breach that cut through the barrier island during superstorm Sandy appears to be relatively stable, has improved nearby water quality and is not putting South Shore communities at risk, according to a new report. Here's the story.

Meetings

Time Capsule

Smart boards have become almost a staple Long Island classrooms, but a decade ago, the idea of replacing chalk boards with digital devices was cutting edge as evidenced by this Newsday storypublished Dec. 16, 2003.

Tony Fiorelli uses the Smart Board in his social studies class at Mount Sinai High School. (Dec. 2, 2003)

by Erin Geismar

Events

Have a case of the Mondays? Perhaps, you can schedule one these events into your day. Here's a few happening around Long Island.

Auditions are being held tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Five Towns College in Dix Hillsfor the musical, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do - The songs of Neil Sedaka." More details here.

Follow LI

Today's featured Twitter profile is @MeetonLI.The official account for the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau is good resource to find local facilities for meetings, events and conferences. Their team of experts also tweets historical and culture facts about Long Island including various local tours and events.